MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Searcy Micro

Searcy, AR · 1 counties · 54,676 residents · 1,034 sq mi

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Searcy is a metro area of 54,676 people. The typical home is worth $43,200. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income is $19,722, under the $30,130 national median. The population has fallen 19% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

54,676

−19%vs 2000

vs 67,165 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

53 / sq mi

−19%vs 2000

vs 65 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,034 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202478K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(3,571)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(3,769)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(3,926)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(4,968)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.6%(4,682)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(7,808)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(7,290)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(5,660)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(4,936)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(4,426)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(2,922)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(718)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,722

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,203 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,902

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,890 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,200

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $416 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.3%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

26.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(62,177)

Black3.6%(2,389)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(1,264)

Asian0.3%(210)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(52,440)

Black3.1%(1,708)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(465)

Asian0.2%(88)

Other0.8%(440)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.8%(2,934)

Central American0.3%(236)

South American0.2%(179)

Puerto Rican0.2%(174)

Peruvian0.2%(156)

Salvadoran0.2%(135)

Cuban0.1%(58)

Guatemalan0.1%(53)

Costa Rican0%(26)

Venezuelan0%(23)

Panamanian0%(15)

Nicaraguan0%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(198)

Filipino0.2%(119)

Indonesian0.1%(46)

Vietnamese0%(27)

Japanese0%(25)

Asian Indian0%(22)

Korean0%(11)

Laotian0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(71)

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

English13.1%(10,174)

American8.8%(6,875)

Irish8.5%(6,592)

German7.8%(6,086)

Scottish1.7%(1,359)

Italian1.2%(911)

French1.1%(853)

Dutch0.9%(730)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(724)

Polish0.9%(665)

British0.4%(321)

Norwegian0.3%(257)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(166)

Welsh0.2%(157)

Canadian0.1%(114)

Swiss0.1%(113)

West Indian0.1%(74)

Lithuanian0.1%(71)

Greek0.1%(66)

Russian0.1%(60)

Czech0.1%(56)

French Canadian0.1%(51)

Danish0.1%(49)

Subsaharan African0.1%(46)

Arab0%(37)

Austrian0%(37)

Israeli0%(35)

Lebanese0%(21)

Belgian0%(20)

Hungarian0%(20)

Finnish0%(17)

Portuguese0%(15)

Ukrainian0%(13)

Nigerian0%(10)

Slovak0%(7)

Palestinian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.6%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 17.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.4%(9,238)

Married55.1%(16,760)

Widowed3%(899)

Divorced11.6%(3,531)

Women 15+

Never married25%(8,180)

Married49.4%(16,175)

Widowed11.1%(3,620)

Divorced14.5%(4,761)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.8%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.5%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.7%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.2%(1,065)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(1,073)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.9%(1,536)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(246)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(42)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,397 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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